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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Wednesday night I had the absolute pleasure of going to a Ladies Only function to hear about Whole Foods, Cultured Foods and Natural Cleaners. Holy COW!

FIRST, Let me just start by saying....I AM OVERWHELMED!

SECOND, I have been brainwashed my WHOLE LIFE!

I already knew most about eating clean but when you throw in making cultured foods and making your own natural cleaners.... *sigh*
There's just so much more I need to do to invite NATURAL EVERYTHING into MY HOME!

I know it may sound silly and granolla-E

But I do believe in make a safe home for your family.

More and more each day, items you buy at the store are being more and more processed which means it's becoming more and more dangerous to have in your home.

And yes, I am overwhelmed but I'm excited about the journey!

Because I don't want chemicals to mess with my hormones.

I don't want to make my anxiety worse.

I want to live a happy and healthy life.

And I need to look beyond just the foods that I'm eating.

NATURAL CLEANERS

Going in, I really had no knowledge of natural cleaners.

I see it all the time on pinterest but pay no attention to actually DOING IT!

The speaker gave us a copy of her natural cleaners that she has tried and used and LOVES!

So I'm really excited about her recipes. She has recipes for All-purpose cleaner TO Toilet bowl cleaner, TO Laundry Soap TO Natural Deodorant!

HELLO! Deodorant? I know.

But she convinced me.

And it's WAY cheaper than buying those DOVE deodorants.

Plus, you can buy essential oils to make it any beautiful scent you want.

In fact she went to a conference in Salt Lake City called DoTerra where all they talk about is essential oils and how they can help your wellbeing! I'm super fascinated!

Anywho!

She acclaims that her naturally made laundry soap has made her clothes brighter and gets the craziest stains out of her children's clothes!

I like her approach to trying it out and seeing if she likes it.

Which is all that should be asked of ANY of us!

Why NOT try it out and see if it's better. If not, Then to hell all of those Holistic Peeps.

But I'm hopeful for these changes and I think it will improve my wellbeing and the wellbeing of those little ones that I hope to produce some day :)

MAKING CULTERED FOODS, AKA Preserving Foods the Natural Way

Now real quick, I mentioned cultured foods.

Culturing foods is like creating Kimchi--Korean fermented Cabbage.

It's allowing Lactofermentation to take place to "preserve" food the natural way rather than the processed way!

How cool is that! This is actually old news. People have been doing this for 100's of years.

But then big companies took over and canned and processed everything for us.

So instead of opening a bottle of processed ketchup. You can open a jar of lactofermented ketchup and it keeps for a long time...the NATURAL WAY. Also, the lactofermentation provides Pro-biotics to help clean out your digestive system which helps give you more energy.

One interesting fact she mentioned was that Ketchup use to be the most healthy condiment for you because it was made from fresh plump tomatoes. Now, they've added Fructose Corn Syrup and is overly processed.

So imagine, you could eat all the ketchup you want without even minding the negative health benefits that we have to deal with today.

The Politics of Food

The more I'm learning about food, the more I'm realizing the politics of food and how "BIG COMAPNIES" are taking over the world and brainwashing us into thinking their products are safe when really they're not!

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO

*BIG BREATH*

So I want you to know, I'm not overwhelmed because I feel like I'm stressed, I'm overwhelmed because I'm SUPER excited to try EVERYTHING that I've learned. I love trying new things that can benefit a better wellbeing. Who wouldn't be excited about that?!?

Okay, so really I think I'm going to focus on changing to natural products little by little and see how it goes. I gotta say I am DANG excited about trying that deodorant...haha I don't know why!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

I thought I might share with you what a typical workout week may look like for me.I try to alternate between Cardio & Strength (Weights).

That has worked out the best for me. That way I don't overwork my muscles if I'm lifting. Insanity is mainly cardio. It's my go-to-workout for purely cardio and no lifting.

Bob Harper has some really great workout DVD's that use a lot of weights! I only use 5 lb. and 8 lb. dumbbells. I am contemplating on getting one 10 lb. weight for exercises that require one dumbbell so I can improve my strength. So we will see about that.

I don't normally workout on Sundays but I was really looking forward to a yoga session. I truly enjoy yoga and therefore doesn't feel like a workout for me but rather I'm stretching my limbs from preventing soreness from the workouts earlier that week. So the Yoga was a bonus workout for me, Purely enjoyment!

Overall, I think the key to workouts is to change it up. The reason I have so many workout DVD's is because I get bored and I want to try new methods and workout different areas of my body. But I have always been good about cycling through ALL of my DVD's so I can still get good use out of them. The beginning of each day I focus on what workout I will be doing after work. I get excited because I have so many CHOICES. Being able to choose your workout rather than FORCING yourself to workout is key for me! I look forward to my workout every day. Because I CHOOSE what I want to accomplish that day!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

You can find the first three (Omega-3, Vitex and Magnesium) at any health food store. I found Meta-ignite at a local GNC store.

As you know, one of my new favorite Podcasts to listen to is Dishing Up Nutrition. One of their podcasts talked about which supplements can boost your mood.

I never thought of turning to supplements to help me out in that area.

So immediately I was fascinated. I deal with anxiety and depression.

It's not always present. And I never know when it's going to come. As no one does.

I find that either my anxiety or depression occurs most often when I'm not getting enough sleep. I also know that it can also be food related. Which I've tried to eliminate as much as I can with clean eating.

I've also wondered if it's the birth control that I'm on as well. I have no idea what it's doing to my hormones.

So in order to help me out in this area, I thought I might follow some of their supplement suggestions.

Here are the supplements that are suggested to boost/calm your mood:

1. Magnesium- "the relaxation mineral"-Anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff -- whether it is a body part or an even a mood -- is a sign of magnesium deficiency, such as inflammation, constipation, PMS, anxiety, Insomnia, muscle cramps, chronic fatigue, headaches etc. Interesting Fact: intense cravings for chocolate is a sign for Magnesium deficiency.

4. GenetixHD Meta-Ignite-strictly for energy-can take up to 3 pills. I only take 1 per day mainly on work days to help me wake up for the day. This is not the most natural supplement, but it was the closest to natural energy pill that was suggested to me. I don't drink caffeine so first time I took it I felt a little jittery before lunch because my body needed some fuel. That only happened the first couple of days. Since then I haven't had any side effects or problems. Especially since I'm only taking 1 per day, right in the morning.

I have found a huge improvement with all of these supplements that I do currently take. Especially with Meta-ignite energy pill. That has saved my life. I'm a very light sleeper and therefore I don't always get the best sleep. So it gives me a nice BOOST to get me out of my sleepy/bad mood funk!

How much SLEEP I get effects everything for me. It effects my cravings and especially my mood. When you're sleepy, your brain is low on glucose, hence the reason why you have crazy cravings is when you're lacking sleep and stressed out.

So lately when I'm craving sugar, really my body is just telling me I need more sleep. Sleep produces more glucose for the brain. Fascinating huh? I thought there was something wrong with me when I craved sweets every night. But really I just needed some Z's.

This will help me get it out of my system. Because when I learn something really fascinating,

I just want to shout it to the world! A lot of my conversations with friends,

family and co-workers tend to start out with...DID YOU KNOW THAT??

And WELL, it's because I'm a fitness/health/wellness GURU!

I think it's good to know about what's out there that makes you happy, healthy and STRONG!

And I like to be at my best, and that starts with how I treat my body, and what I put into my body.

So that's why I love it so much.

So this post is about what I would highly recommend in Workout DVD's.

I use to pay $20 some dollars a month to go to a gym. The first workout DVD I ever bought was Jillian Michael's Trouble Zones! I haven't gone back to the gym since AND my body has transformed since leaving the boring treadmill and Gym which I don't miss because they smell and they always have people prancing around showing off...UGH!

My name is Laura. I LOVE to workout! I want to share with you everything that has worked for me to be this fit: Workout DVD's, Healthy Meals, Supplements, Shake Recipes, Favorite Healthy Snacks, Fitness equipment, and just plain MOTIVATION! I know I need it. So we can help each other! Thanks for visiting!